Alex Rubens

Alex Rubens is an American writer. He is best known for his work on Key & Peele, Community, and Rick and Morty.[1]

Life and career

Rubens attended Yale University, where he was a member of the improv-comedy group the Purple Crayon.[2] He received a Writers Guild Award for his work on Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas[3] and three Emmy Award nominations for his work on Key & Peele.[4][5][6] He co-wrote the feature film Keanu with Jordan Peele.[7]

Credits

Film

• Keanu (2016) - co-writer

Television

Episodes listed are those Rubens has been credited as writing or co-writing

• Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas (2012) – writer
• Community (2014–2015) – writer, executive story editor
  • "Cooperative Polygraphy"
  • "Lawnmower Maintenance & Postnatal Care"
• Key & Peele (2012–2015) – writer, co-producer
• Rick and Morty (2015) – writer, co-producer
  • "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez"
• The Last O.G. (2018) - writer, producer
  • "Truth Safari"
• Big Mouth (2018) - writer, consulting producer
  • "Smooch or Share"
• The Twilight Zone (2019-2020) - writer, executive producer
  • "The Comedian"
  • "Blurryman"
  • "A Human Face"
  • "Try, Try"

References

1. IMDb
2. Purple Crayon alumni web site
3. Writers Guild of America, West Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
4. 2014 Emmy press release
5. 2015 Emmy web site
6. Prudom, Laura (2016-07-14). "Emmy Nominations 2016: Full List of Nominees". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
7. Bowles, Scott. "Key & Peele In New Line Deal For First Joint Film, About Purloined Feline 'Keanu'". Deadline. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

External links

• Official web site
• Alex Rubens on IMDb